Senior guard Amy Simpson scored 11 points and tallied seven assists, but it was not enough to propel the UNH women’s basketball team to its second-straight victory as they fell to the 21st-ranked University of Maryland, 63-43, Monday night at the Comcast Center.
The Terrapins set the tone early in the contest as they started off the game with a 20-9 run.
Leading the way during the scoring stretch was Diandra Tchatchouang and Dara Taylor, both of which tallied five points during the run.
Despite the hot start, the Wildcats clawed their way right back into the action, as they answered Maryland’s run with an 11-3 scoring stretch of their own, slashing the home team’s lead down to just three points, with the score tied up at 23-20 with 4:21 left in the first half.
Freshman Diamon Beckford sparked the run with a jumper at 7:44, leading the way for the Wildcats during the stretch, totaling five points.
However, the late charge was not enough to give New Hampshire the lead at intermission, as Maryland closed out the half with a 26-20 advantage.
For the first few minutes of the second stanza the Wildcats and Terrapins would trade baskets, until Maryland caught fire just three minutes into the period, going on a 10-2 run to build their lead to 44-30 at 11:55.
Tianna Hawkins and Taylor each posted four points apiece during the stretch.
Beckford would answer the call once again for UNH as she nailed a jump shot at 11:31.
For the next three minutes, the two teams traded blows, until Maryland began to widen the gap on New Hampshire, leading by as many as 22 points at one point and finishing out the night with a 7-2 run to secure the win.
Sophomore guard Lauren Wells finished with nine points, three assists and two boards. Beckford notched seven points, seven rebounds all while recording one block.
Tchatchouang led the way for the Terps, as she finished with 17 points, whille pulling down seven rebounds.
Lynetta Kizer chipped in for Maryland with 11 points and eight boards.
The Wildcats return to action on tonight at 7 p.m. when they host a 1-1 Massachusetts team at the Lundholm Gymnasium, who defeated Boston University in its seasson opener.
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